1. Pertaining to a treatment. 2. Beneficial.
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Therapeutic Alternatives
Alternate drug products which may be different in chemical content, but provide the same effect when administered to patients.
Therapeutic alternatives (Health Insurance)
Alternatives to certain drugs that have a different chemical makeup, but provide the same result when given to patients.
Therapeutic Equivalence
Different drugs which will control a symptom or illness exactly the same as other drugs used to control that illness.
Therapeutic equivalence (Health Insurance)
A term used to describe different drugs that control a medical condition in exactly the same manner as the drugs habitually used to control the condition.
Therapeutic procedure
Treatment of a disease or injury with the use of a modality by someone clinically trained and skilled to effect change and improve function and physical condition of the patient.
Therapeutic service
Medical treatment provided for a certain diagnosis (i.e., carrying out the procedure, other ancillary elements, and normal follow-up care related to the medical problem).
Therapeutic substitution
Act of replacing one drug in a therapeutic class for another drug in the same category of drugs but with a different chemical ingredient. It is expected to have similar beneficial effects. Also see generic substitution .
Therapeutic treatment
Treatment of disease or injury of a patient seeking to relieve symptoms or produce a cure.
Therapy care
Health care treatment of any illness or injury to encourage the recovery of the patient (e.g., cardiac rehabilitation, kidney dialysis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, radiation therapy, respiratory therapy, shock therapy, speech therapy).